Burberry

Burberry

The suits: mostly gray, mostly single-breasted, all lean and classically tailored. The coats: enough twists on trenches, macs, duffles, bombers, peas, and double-breasted overcoats to withstand all the cold and rain that Christopher Bailey's imagination could muster. Like any Brit worth his Burberry checks, the brand's chief creative officer knows from inclement weather, and he's got the rest of us covered come fall.

Gucci

Gucci

True luxury has always been justified by a very simple concept — you get what you pay for — and for fall, creative director Frida Giannini is upping Gucci's luxury quotient with shearling bomber jackets, coats trimmed and lined with all manner of fur (beaver, shearling, etc.), and slim-cut, occasionally velvet suits and separates in shades like maroon, emerald-green, and midnight-blue. She's described the look as "Visconti Grunge," and there's enough drama here to make that late great maestro proud.